more Sticks & Stones
I slipped a few advance copies of Sticks & Stones, my piece for drumset and concert band, to a few directors who were particularly enthusiastic to program the piece... word is that Shilo Stroman, the drummer extraordinaire for whom the piece was written, is performing it again in Wheatridge, Colorado next week, so that'll be cool...
...Steve Bryant told me he was in upstate New York for a performance of his monstrous piece, A Million Suns at Midnight, and heard an INTENSE performance of Sticks & Stones on the same concert...
... and word on the street is that Nazareth Academy performed Sticks & Stones last night as well. My source (who will remain anonymous) informed me that once again, my music sent people scurrying for the exits, just like my last performance at Nazareth... man, those folks must be ready to hurl when they see my name on the program!
...Steve Bryant told me he was in upstate New York for a performance of his monstrous piece, A Million Suns at Midnight, and heard an INTENSE performance of Sticks & Stones on the same concert...
... and word on the street is that Nazareth Academy performed Sticks & Stones last night as well. My source (who will remain anonymous) informed me that once again, my music sent people scurrying for the exits, just like my last performance at Nazareth... man, those folks must be ready to hurl when they see my name on the program!
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Wedneday's performance on Sticks & Stones at Naz was absolutely terrific. My daughter is in the band and had forwarded us not to allow her grandmother to sit in the first couple of rows because it was 'slightly' loud but we all enjoyed it, including Granny. Keep sending your music to Naz the kids love playing it and most of the parents 'dig it'.
Hey, one might argue that it's not great art if it doesn't piss a few people off. Just look at what happened with Beethoven's 5th Symphony or Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Some of the music I'm working on right now could ruffle a few feathers up at JMU, but frankly I'm looking forward to it. So keep on doing what you do, and hopefully one of these days I'll actually get to hear Sticks & Stones - it sounds like it's pretty sweet.
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